Seibert v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court. — Hon. John T. Redd, J udge. cited Lafferty v. Hannibal § St. Joseph R. R. Co., 44 Mo. 292; Hughes v. Hannibal § St. Joseph R. R. Go., 66 Mo. 326 ; Indianapolis, etc., R. R. Co. v. McBrown, 46 Ind. 229; Ohio, etc., Ry. Co. v. Cole, 41 Ind. 331; Louisville, etc., Ry. Co. v. Smith, 58 Ind. 576; B. S> P. Ry. Co. v. Thomas, 60 Ind. 107; 1 Thompson on Neg., (1 Ed.) p'. 531, § 28 ; A., T. § S. F. R. R. Co.v. Jones, 20 Kas. 529.
1Opinion of the CourtHough, J.
This was an action brought in 1877 under the 43rd section of the railroad corporation law, (R. S., § 809,) to recover double the value of a horse belonging to plaintiff, alleged to have been run against and killed by the engines and cars of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. The plaintiff’s testimony tended to establish the allegations of his petition. The defendant’s testimony, on the other hand, tended to show that the horse was not struck by the engine or cars, but that it ran ahead of a moving train and jumped into a eei'tain trestle supporting defendant’s track, and in being taken out…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hughes v. Hannibal & St. Jo. R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Lafferty v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
3Cited by8 opinions
- Foster v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Halferty v. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- Eaton v. Mississippi River & Bonne Terre Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1919
- Hesse v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1889
- Eggleston v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914
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